Despite an increasing number of calls to protect the brutalist icon, the NSW Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton has refused to grant Sirius heritage protection, saying the government plans to sell the building to a private developer who can demolish it.

Not only is Adelaide's Semaphore water tower steeped in history and a much-loved local icon, the building contains vast amounts of accommodation, large grounds, and offers the opportunity for an idyllic seaside lifestyle.

South Melbourne Beach House, a new home that sits comfortably with its modernist history and coastal location

South Melbourne Beach House, owned and designed by owner-architects Amy Hallett and Darren Kaye of Topology Studio, won the Kevin Borland Small Projects prize at the recent Victorian Architecture Awards.